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Personal info

Full name
CHAREST, Roy Joseph Leo
Date of birth
15 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Grendel, Greenwood County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
O-1300449
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Andler, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
A 9 21

Immediate family

Members
Joseph P. Charest (father)
Arella (Landry) Charest (mother)
Rosamunde B. Charest (sister)
Phyllis Charest (sister)
Irene D. Charest (sister)
Lucille L. (Absher) Charest (wife)
Beverley J. Charest (daughter)
Roy Charest (son)

More information

1st Lt Roy J. L. Charest had gone to the aid of then-Sgt Wardlaw "Stumpy" Watson when he was caught in the open by a machine gun. He was killed instantly.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Massachusetts Birth Records / 1920 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Hannah Majewski - Charest Family